England

Book - Rob Higgins & Christopher Stolbert Robinson, WILLIAM DE MORGAN, Arts & Crafts Potter, Shire, 2010, 64pp, illustrated throughout in full colour, A5 paperback.Buckland Books' comment: "This is the first new book on William de Morgan for quite a while and is a fascinating insight into his life as one of the leading potters of his day. Many of the illustrations are of tiles most of which have not been seen in print before, making this a very fine addition to the tile bookshelf. In addition, the book gives details of de Morgan’s life and some of the technical problems he faced."Order from: Buckland Books, Holly Tree House, 18 Woodlands Road, Littlehampton, West Sussex, BN17 5PP. Tel/Fax +44-1903-717.648, mail to Buckland Books ; www.bucklandbooks.co.uk £6.99

Antique Tile Fair - Bring, buy, sell or swap tiles on Saturday 25th September 2010, 10.00am - 4.30pm at St. Jude’s Church Hall, Mapperley, Nottingham NG3 5HE, an organisation of TACS. The Antique Tile Fair in Nottingham is the premier venue in Britain for selling, buying or swapping tiles and for learning about their historical importance and current market values. It is also a good opportunity to meet other dealers and collectors, exchange information and socialise with like-minded people. You also have the chance to see Mike Blood's legendary tile collection.

Book Westminster Abbey Chapter House, Edited by Warwick Rodwell & Richard Mortimer, The Society of Antiquaries, 2010, 302pp + 2 fold-out plans, illustrated in colour & b & w throughout, boards.Buckland Books' comment: "This is a superbly detailed monograph on one of the most beautiful and historic parts of Westminster Abbey in London, a spectacular achievement of the Gothic period. One of its most significant features is the well-preserved medieval tiled floor, with some of the earliest surviving inlaid tiles. These are treated to a whole section, illustrating the designs and layout of the floor. This is the first book to describe the floor in any detail, long overdue!"Order from: Buckland Books, Holly Tree House, 18 Woodlands Road, Littlehampton, West Sussex, BN17 5PP. Tel/Fax +44-1903-717.648, Mail to Buckland Books ; www.bucklandbooks.co.uk £49.95

Book BETTS, Ian & WEINSTEIN, Rosemary, Tin-glazed Tiles from London, Museum of London Archaeology Service, 2010, 214 p., col. ill., £ 39,00; ISBN 9781901992908'Tin-glazed tiles from London looks at the rich diversity of decorative tile designs available in the capital over 400 years. It traces the use of multicoloured floor tiles from their initial import from Spain at the beginning of the 16th century, through the switch to Low Countries imports in the mid 16th century, to their manufacture in London during the late 16th century. A century later, tin-glazed tile manufacture changed profoundly - to the production of thinner, generally blue en purple on white tiles intended for walls. Many of these wall tiles were Dutch imports, relatively few being made in London before the 18th century. Over 500 individual designs are catalogued, many on tiles in the Museum of London.

Book LENNIE, Lindsay, Scotland's Shops, Historic Scotland, 2010, 200pp, illustrated throughout in colour + many historic images in black/sepia & white, paperback.Buckland Books' comment: "Many of our regulars will be familiar with the beautiful tiled shop interiors produced by J Duncan and Co of Glasgow during the early 20th century. This superb book illustrates most of the remaining Buttercup Dairy shops and many other with a wide range of tile and mosaic decoration as well as other materials. The focus is on the restoration and conservation of these historic shops, and also on the social aspect of shop design and use. A truly fascinating study and remarkable value too! Congratulations to Historic Scotland on such an excellent publication!" Order from: Buckland Books, Holly Tree House, 18 Woodlands Road, Littlehampton, West Sussex, BN17 5PP. Tel/Fax +44-1903-717.648, Mail to Buckland Books ; www.bucklandbooks.co.uk £15.00

Book WAKELING, Alfred & MOON, Peter, Tiles of Tragedy, Ellar Publications, 2003, 84pp, 54 b & w illustrations, paperback.Buckland Books' comment: "The fascinating history of and the stories behind the 213 hand painted memorial tiles installed at the parish church of All Saints, Brightlingsea in Essex, installed between 1872 and 1988. Each tile commemorates the loss of an individual or group at the hands of the sea off the nearby coast. Poignant tales of loved ones lost at sea, commemorated by decorative tiles, who would otherwise be forgotten." Order from: Buckland Books, Holly Tree House, 18 Woodlands Road, Littlehampton, West Sussex, BN17 5PP. Tel/Fax +44-1903-717.648, Mail to Buckland Books ; www.bucklandbooks.co.uk £6.50

Book FATIH CIMOK, Polychrome Iznik Tiles, A Turizm, Turkey, 2010, English text, 96pp, over 90 colour illustrations, boards, dust wrapper.Buckland Books' comment: "This is a superb photographic record of some of the most fabulous Iznik tiles still in situ in Turkey - all beautifully recorded in true colour and with dates, locations etc all accurately recorded. The tile kilns at Iznik produced some of the most lovely tiles of all time between the 1550s and 1650s, renowned for their use of ‘sealing wax’ red, and the most gorgeous shades of cobalt blue, all rendered under a crystal-clear lead glaze. Featuring plants and flowers as well as ‘cloud scrolls’ etc, they are also amongst the most technically perfect tiles ever produced." Order from: Buckland Books, Holly Tree House, 18 Woodlands Road, Littlehampton, West Sussex, BN17 5PP. Tel/Fax +44-1903-717.648, Mail to Buckland Books ; www.bucklandbooks.co.uk £19.50

Book BETTS, Ian & I WEINSTEIN, Rosemary - TIN-GLAZED TILES FROM LONDON, Museum of London Archaeological Service, Sept 2010, 213pp, nearly 600 colour illustrations, boards (with French, Dutch and German summaries).Tin-glazed tiles have been used in London since the early years of the 16th century, initially imported from Spain, then the Netherlands and eventually made in London in the Capital itself. The styles vary from the earliest Spanish Arista or Cuenca tiles, through the polychrome Maiolica hand painted designs to the traditional blue and white delft tiles made both in London and in the Netherlands. Large numbers of these tiles have been found during the last 30 years or so and this book has been written to document them in considerable detail.

The book commences with an overview of the methods of tin-glazed tile manufacture and then considers the introduction and use of tin glazed floor tiles imported from Seville in the early 16th century and later imports from Belgium (Flanders) in the mid 16th century. By 1571 production had begun in London and this is covered in detail. By the 1630s tiles were also being used on walls, as a result of imports from the Netherlands and before long an indigenous production had commenced, although Dutch tiles continued to be imported in large numbers up to c1800.The latter part of the book looks in more detail at buildings in the London area known to have tin-glazed floor and wall tiles, mainly Dutch, but with examples also from London and Liverpool. A catalogue of over 500 designs completes the book.

Website - Paris handmade tile studio. Almaviva is a Paris-based studio making tiles and ceramic art-pieces using only manual Renaissance techniques. The clay is stamped by hand and decorations are hand painted with natural oxides. They are artisans mainly commissioned by architects and home designers and often work for restoration projects since their production closely resembles ancient tile and old ceramic ware. Their specialties include the artistic design and creation of Delft tiles and murals, azulejo panels, and Italian Renaissance maiolica tiles. They also design and create medieval pavements, Iznik panels, and Islamic tiles. http://www.almaviva-paris.com/

Article - STOFFELS Francine "Sloop en behoud - tegels in de Spuistraat", in: Binnenstad, Uitgave van de Vereniging Vrienden van de Amsterdamse Binnenstad, nr. 240 (juni 2010), p. 40-41. Met kleurenfoto's.The article is about two shop interiors with tile pictures in the Amsterdam Spuistraat. In one shop the tile pictures, from 1898, are still in situ and cover the upper half of two walls; in the other shop the tile pictures, from 1925-1930, were removed from the tiled walls, which tiled surfaces were destroyed or covered. Four of the original five pictures, showing views of Amsterdam in the nineteenth century, are placed back on different walls in the shop. With six colour illustrations of the shop interiors, the tile pictures and the drawings and photographs they are based on.Notice - STOFFELS Francine en EIJKELBOOM Noortje "Tegels in de openbare ruimte in Nederland", in: Binnenstad, p. 41. Short notice about the registration of in-situ tile applications and tile pictures in the Netherlands on http://www.vriendennederlandstegelmuseum.nl/> Vrienden > In-situ. Cover page of Binnenstad - page 40 - page 41

Website - The official website of the “Rede Temática em Estudos de Azulejaria e Cerâmica João Miguel dos Santos Simões” is launched at http://redeazulejo.fl.ul.pt/redeazulejaria_en/Various sections of news, publication of projects and thesis in progress, research projects related to tiles, and projects that the "Rede" is involved with will be available through this site. The “Rede Temática” asks everybody to make contributions, sending news, topics of Master´s or Ph.D´s thesis in progress or about research projects related to tiles. Any interesting comments or ideas are welcome.Prof. Doutor Vítor Serrão, Director of Rede Temática em Estudos de Azulejaria e Cerâmica João Miguel dos Santos Simões - Instituto de História da Arte da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa Alameda da Universidade, Office 8, 1600-214 Lisboa, Portugal. mail to Rede Tematica

Festival - Tile Heritage is presenting "Clay Expectations: A Festival of Tiles and Mosaics" on Sunday, September 12, 2010 at the Howden Building at 17th and Webster Sts. in Oakland, California. Open from 10-5 the show will have free street parking throughout the day.Robert Howden, Sr., an ambitious tile man, as well as a poet, writer, and artist of many talents, erected this structure as a monument to his illustrious career. Designed to sell tiles when completed in 1925, the building is covered inside and out with historic tiles of every description, preserved over the years, and now a legacy for Howden's remarkable achievements."Clay Expectations," a one-day, fund-raising event for Tile Heritage, will feature contemporary artists and artisans showing their ware side by side with historic tile dealers - all tiles and mosaics will be offered for sale. Lectures, tours and workshops especially for kids will also be in the offing, so you'll want to bring your whole family. Gate: $5.For details or to register to sell, click on the link below. SAVE by registering on or before August 12th! Space is limited so register early.http://www.tileheritage.org/pdfs/clayexpectations/Clay_Expectations_Flyer.pdf

The objective of this Bulletin is the exchange of information on all kind of events (publications, exhibitions, lectures, ...) related to the subject of ceramic tiles and tiles related ceramics. Published twice a year, in February and September. Please send any useful information to the editor.